TNA forgets to book roughly 35 matches in BFG Series

[Warner2BruceTD]

LOL:

http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/100-tna/32854-new-twist-for-bound-for-glory-series

Maybe next year they should consult Gedo & Jado, or invest in a fucking calculator & spreadsheet.

TNA is the dirt worst.

 

[Aso]

Jesus christ how fucking dumb. About 14 months ago I was extremely excited for TNA and the potential I thought they had but they fucked it all up pretty bad and its been downhill for a while now.

 

[s@ppisgod]

Not long ago, I was a true, paying fan of TNA. Now, I can't wait for them to die so I can piss on their grave...

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

I would bet they straight up forgot to book BFGS matches at house shows.

They had a LOT of BFGS matches at house shows last year and it made up for a lot of ground that they otherwise couldn't fit on TV.

Either way, just another example of TNA being a truly low rent operation. I don't want to see TNA go tits up, but I think they definitely need a serious overhaul in management and booking.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

BFG Series is the kind of thing WWE doesn't do, and much like the X-Division is something that can set TNA apart and make them different. And of course, they always fuck it up, either with overbooked nonsense like wacky stipulation matches, Russo booking it unbalanced and not caring, or these dopes forgetting 35 matches.

What an incompetent group of morons running this company. They pull off about a dozen of these round robin style tournaments in Japan every year, it really isn't that difficult. If you're lazy, you could even take a 12-man G1 or Carnival field from the past and just COPY THE FUCKING TEMPLATE of one you like for maximum excitement, and just swap out names. Or you could just sit in a room for an hour or two with Excel and work it out. I am just baffled.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Here is the 1996 All Japan Champion Carnival: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champion_Carnival#1996

12 men, just like the BFG. A simple wiki search produced this, complete with results table. Just stick the names you want in the slots! Tamon Honda = Jay Bradley, we want a Magnus/Styles final so they are Taue & Williams, etc etc etc.

Who the fuck would notice??

Of course there are no random battle royals for EXTRA POINTS or other assorted dumb shit, so it wouldn't work.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

From the great hulkamatt over on f4w/wrestlingobserver board:

What they've done

IMPACT 6/20 (Peoria, IL)
01.) Mr. Anderson pinned Joseph Park to earn 7 Points
02.) Austin Aries pinned Jay Bradley to earn 7 Points
03.) Christopher Daniels pinned Hernandez to earn 7 Points
04.) Magnus submitted Kazarian to earn 10 Points
05.) Samoa Joe and AJ Styles fought to a draw for 2 Points each
06.) Jeff Hardy pinned Bobby Roode to earn 7 Points

IMPACT 6/27 (Peoria, IL)
07.) Magnus pinned Bobby Roode to earn 7 Points
08.) Samoa Joe submitted Mr. Anderson to earn 10 Points

Live Event 6/27 (Ottumwa, IA)
09.) Magnus pinned Hernandez to earn 7 Points

IMPACT 7/4 (Las Vegas, NV)
10.) AJ Styles submitted Kazarian to earn 10 Points
11.) Hernandez pinned Jay Bradley to earn 7 Points
12.) Jeff Hardy defeated Joseph Park by DQ to earn 3 Points. Park lost 10 Points.

Live Event 7/5 (Brooklyn, NY)
13.) Jeff Hardy pinned Austin Aries to earn 7 Points.

Live Event 7/6 (White Plains, NY)
14.) Christopher Daniels pinned Joseph Park to earn 7 Points.

IMPACT 7/11 (Las Vegas, NV)
BONUS.) Magnus defeated Kazarian, Samoa Joe, Mr. Anderson, AJ Styles and Bobby Roode in a Gauntlet Match to earn 25 Points.

Destination X 7/18 (Louisville, KY)
15.) Austin Aries pinned Bobby Roode to earn 7 points.

Live Event 7/19 (Danville, IL)
16.) Samoa Joe pinned Jay Bradley to earn 7 points.

IMPACT 7/25 (Louisville, KY)
17.) Mr. Anderson pinned Hernandez to earn 7 Points.
18.) Christopher Daniels pinned Samoa Joe to earn 7 Points.
19.) AJ Styles submitted Jeff Hardy to earn 10 Points.

Live Event 7/26 (Columbus, GA)
20.) Mr. Anderson pinned AJ Styles to earn 7 Points.

IMPACT 8/1 (Wichita Falls, TX)
21.) Bobby Roode pinned Hernandez to earn 7 Points.
22.) Joseph Park pinned Jay Bradley to earn 7 Points.
23.) Austin Aries pinned AJ Styles to earn 7 Points.

IMPACT 8/8 (Wichita Falls, TX)
24.) Jeff Hardy pinned Samoa Joe to earn 7 Points.
25.) Mr. Anderson defeated Magnus by DQ to earn 3 Points. Magnus lost 10 Points.
26.) Christopher Daniels and Kazarian fought to a double countout for 2 Points each.

Hardcore Justice 8/15 (Norfolk, VA)
BONUS.) Kazarian defeated Jeff Hardy, AJ Styles and Austin Aries in a Ladder Match to earn 20 Points.
BONUS.) Bobby Roode defeated Magnus, Samoa Joe and Anderson in a Tables Match to earn 20 Points.

Live Event 8/16 (Roanoke, VA)
27.) Austin Aries pinned Mr. Anderson to earn 7 Points.

Live Event 8/17 (Asheville, NC)
28.) Bobby Roode pinned Joseph Park to earn 7 Points.

Xplosion 8/21 (Norfolk, VA)
29.) Christopher Daniels pinned Jay Bradley to earn 7 Points.

IMPACT 8/22 (Norfolk, VA)
BONUS.) Joseph Park defeated Jay Bradley, Daniels and Hernandez in a Street Fight to earn 20 Points.



What was left

01.) Christopher Daniels vs. Jeff Hardy
02.) Christopher Daniels vs. Bobby Roode
03.) Christopher Daniels vs. Magnus
04.) Christopher Daniels vs. Austin Aries
05.) Christopher Daniels vs. AJ Styles
06.) Christopher Daniels vs. Mr. Anderson
07.) Kazarian vs. Jeff Hardy
08.) Kazarian vs. Samoa Joe
09.) Kazarian vs. Hernandez
10.) Kazarian vs. Jay Bradley
11.) Kazarian vs. Joseph Park
12.) Kazarian vs. Bobby Roode
13.) Kazarian vs. Austin Aries
14.) Kazarian vs. Mr. Anderson
15.) Jeff Hardy vs. Hernandez
16.) Jeff Hardy vs. Jay Bradley
17.) Jeff Hardy vs. Magnus
18.) Jeff Hardy vs. Mr. Anderson
19.) Samoa Joe vs. Hernandez
20.) Samoa Joe vs. Joseph Park
21.) Samoa Joe vs. Bobby Roode
22.) Samoa Joe vs. Magnus
23.) Samoa Joe vs. Austin Aries
24.) Hernandez vs. Joseph Park
25.) Hernandez vs. Austin Aries
26.) Hernandez vs. AJ Styles
27.) Jay Bradley vs. Bobby Roode
28.) Jay Bradley vs. Magnus
29.) Jay Bradley vs. AJ Styles
30.) Jay Bradley vs. Mr. Anderson
31.) Joseph Park vs. Magnus
32.) Joseph Park vs. Austin Aries
33.) Joseph Park vs. AJ Styles
34.) Bobby Roode vs. AJ Styles
35.) Bobby Roode vs. Mr. Anderson
36.) Magnus vs. Austin Aries
37.) Magnus vs. AJ Styles


They didn't even get half done.

 

[JimLeavy59]

They had to push that amazing Aces & 0.8's storyline brother.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

TNA in a nutshell (random board post, spelling/grammar errors left in):

This company is a complete mess at the minute. They are about 6 weeks away from Bound for Glory and the tournament that builds to the show has went tits up, the lead female character who was set to turn on his Dad has got the chop, their planned winner of the BFG series (AJ Styles) didn't get over in his new roll and they totally dropped the whole thing, the Hall of Fame inductee is currently IN REHAB and the match they have built the entire promotion about since May 2012 (Bully vs Hulk) is now off.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

LMFAO @ all that.

Is TNA the leader in the clubhouse for most disorganized major promotion over the past decade?

 

[ThomasTomasz]

LMFAO @ all that.

Is TNA the leader in the clubhouse for most disorganized major promotion over the past decade?

It's horrid. And to think a year ago, a lot of us were lauding many of their efforts (A/8's notwithstanding) and that they were prepared for an influx of viewers. Instead, they've crapped the bedroom and WWE has been very solid as of late, and August 2013 has treated everyone great except for TNA.

 

[BigBiss]

man that Derrville guy is going to come go postal in this thread

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

man that Derrville guy is going to come go postal in this thread

hey bro, it's only THIRTY SEVEN matches, what's the big deal?

seriously though, I don't know what's worse, the fact that TNA forgot to book THIRTY SEVEN matches, or that it took everybody this long to notice.

 

[s@ppisgod]

hey bro, it's only THIRTY SEVEN matches, what's the big deal?

seriously though, I don't know what's worse, the fact that TNA forgot to book THIRTY SEVEN matches, or that it took everybody this long to notice.

At least when I'm critical of WWE, I know they have a plan and an end-game that is discussed in detail, and sometimes even adjusted to keep with demand. When you're critical of TNA, most of the time you put more thought into your criticisms than they do in their booking and writing.

 

[JimLeavy59]

Spike needs to pull the plug.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Lagana backtracking & bullshitting:

Some guys have as many as 9 matches, other guys have as few as 6 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bound_for_Glory_Series#2013). No way they even this out at the tapings, as they already stated they are only doing four more matches. This is bullshit anyway, Lagana has earlier tweets stating it's round robin that he deleted.

What a fucking shit show. Yes, it's only a silly wrestling show, but fuck man, these little details should be the easy part.

 

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

I think its funny that Lagana says "its not a round robin!"...I mean, how does the BFG Series make sense if it isn't. You have guys that are in less matches than others. How dumb does he expect people to be?

If it was supposed to be round robin format and they fucked it up...they are dumb.
If its not supposed to be round robin format...they are still dumb.

I would argue that this isn't a little detail, its a pretty big, important detail to one of their biggest selling points.

They have been having less house shows than they were a year ago, IIRC. One of the big issues here, is they didn't plan, but they could have done a lot better with these if the entire house show cards they were running were full if BFG matches. Maybe they'd actually get more than 500 people to come to a house show. Instead of having AJ Styles v. Kurt Angle for the 5000th time, maybe you could have had a few of these BFG matches that mean something.

Another issue I'm sensing is that with them going on the road, they aren't often having talent wrestle more than once at a taping. So, every Impact taping only has a talent wrestling once...big problem as it also shortens your schedule to get all of these matches done.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

The fact that they didn't have every single match booked right from the start speaks volumes. Every match should have been laid out with a date before the thing even started. It's obvious they were winging it from the beginning, which is really, really eye opening as to how disorganized and sloppy this operation is.

Then to flat out lie and claim it isn't round robin, is pathetic. He said in another tweet that everybody would have the same amount of matches, which is also false and impossible at this point. Which proves he is lying.

 

[BigBiss]

Fuck Lagana ...

 

[FedEx227]

Fuck Lagana ...

He's truly shown his ass in the past few years. I use to be a huge fan of his, I talked to him personally many times, helped him out with some UFC/Brock promotion at a WWE Raw show awhile back, but good lord has he burned some bridges over the last few years.

Between trying to out his friends as CrankyVince to get a job back with WWE to what Court Bauer describes as him and Bruce Pritchard just totally stealing TNA money to go on creative "retreats". Insane. This is inexcusable for anyone. Booking a tournament should be the easiest thing you do as evidenced by Warner. You plan it all out months in advance and you're good to go.

Clown college.